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Khasa Subba Rao
ಖಾಸಾ ಸುಬ್ಬರಾವ್
The journalist and patriot of the Kannada press
Years
1884 – 1950
Known as
Khasa Subba Rao — journalist and writer
Birthplace
Karnataka
Field
Poets & Writers
“The press of the people must serve the truth of the people — and the freedom of the nation.”
— The spirit of Khasa Subba Rao
The Story
Born in 1884, Khasa Subba Rao was drawn to journalism and the national movement in his youth. He served the Kannada press as an editor and writer, and his paper and his pen carried the message of the freedom struggle to the people of the state.
His writing covered the public life of his age — the movement for freedom, the cause of the Kannada language, and the reform of society — and his journalism was marked by its courage and its honesty. He served the cause of the nation through the decades of the struggle.
He died in 1950, honoured as one of the journalists and patriots who built the modern press of Karnataka. His life remains part of the history of the Kannada press and of the freedom movement of the state.
Core Ideas
The Journalist
A lifetime of service to the Kannada press.
The Patriot
His pen served the freedom movement.
The Editor
He led newspapers of the state.
The Language
He worked for the cause of Kannada.
The Builder
One of the makers of modern Kannada journalism.
Why it matters today
Khasa Subba Rao is honoured as one of the journalists and patriots who built the modern press of Karnataka — a writer whose pen served the people and the nation for a lifetime. His name is remembered in the history of the Kannada press and of the freedom movement of the state.